Here’s you a little more insight into the minds of government. According to a video titled, "Options for Consideration," produced by Homeland Security, you should confront mass murderers with a pair of scissors.
The video gives a lot of useful information should you ever find yourself in an active shooter situation - line running away, hiding under a desk or table, locking yourself in another room or using the afore mentioned scissors to fight the shooter(s) who has a gun. They also mention that if the police arrive and you should escape the building you should come out with your hands up and fingers spread. If you don’t, they may shoot you.
I don’t think you’re allowed to use scissors against the police.
PMO
©2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
You Are Doomed
This is your fair warning. If you are a white, straight male, Christian, pro-life, gun owner, that understands that you cannot spend more than you take in. And, you don’t want to financially support everything you are opposed to. You are doomed. Don’t believe me. Keep on doing what you've been doing.
Sit back and watch.
PMO
©2013
Sit back and watch.
PMO
©2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
It's About Power
Politicians like to spew about gun control because they want power. That’s what politicians do and that IS what they want. The problem, as I see it and I am not always right, but am never wrong, is that politicians are like being on the wrong end of a skunk at the wrong time. When either of them spews the end result really stinks. And, it doesn’t matter what their party affiliation is.
The problem is not guns. It is people. If people are not guided by tried and proven morals, they do what they want to, no matter how evil it may be. Just look at any newspaper or television news program on any day of the week and see the evidence. Children are sold as sex slaves, people murder people without guns and with because they want to, mothers kill newborns, fathers terrorize families, and politicians grab for power to control.
It doesn’t matter what your religious beliefs may be. We have created a world we don’t want to live in and want to blame something. We have thousands of gun laws.
People are the problem. If you are a people, then fix it.
Don’t make me tell you again.
PMO
©2013
The problem is not guns. It is people. If people are not guided by tried and proven morals, they do what they want to, no matter how evil it may be. Just look at any newspaper or television news program on any day of the week and see the evidence. Children are sold as sex slaves, people murder people without guns and with because they want to, mothers kill newborns, fathers terrorize families, and politicians grab for power to control.
It doesn’t matter what your religious beliefs may be. We have created a world we don’t want to live in and want to blame something. We have thousands of gun laws.
People are the problem. If you are a people, then fix it.
Don’t make me tell you again.
PMO
©2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphic is a ten dollar adjective for human like nouns. We use human words to describe animals and their behavior. If they could talk, I bet they would have some pretty choice words for us.
We humans call a bunch of cows, a "herd." A group of geese is a "gaggle." And, a bunch of fish is a "school." Then there’s a bunch of sheep - a "flock." I don’t know where we came up with these, but who can explain anything in the English language.
You may not know, but when you bunch up lions, they are a "pride." There’s a "murder" of crows, and a "parliament" of owls.
Baboons are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all the primates. I guess that’s why the collective noun for a group of baboons shouldn’t surprise anyone. "A congress."
Isn’t that an insult to baboons?
PMO
©2013
We humans call a bunch of cows, a "herd." A group of geese is a "gaggle." And, a bunch of fish is a "school." Then there’s a bunch of sheep - a "flock." I don’t know where we came up with these, but who can explain anything in the English language.
You may not know, but when you bunch up lions, they are a "pride." There’s a "murder" of crows, and a "parliament" of owls.
Baboons are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all the primates. I guess that’s why the collective noun for a group of baboons shouldn’t surprise anyone. "A congress."
Isn’t that an insult to baboons?
PMO
©2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Don't Say A Word
I don’t know what it is about me, but people tell me things they really shouldn’t. And, more importantly they tell me things that I don’t want to know. Over the years I’ve had people tell me intimate details of their lives that would make a corpse blush.
It was time for my haircut again so off I went to a shop where I got buzzed last time. The woman that is the sole operator likes to talk and talk. She is one of those people that just has to say something - anything. I have only known her for about an hour - two haircuts - and I already know more about her than I want to know. One of her dogs died and the other one is now afraid to stay outside alone. She bought her husband a Farmer’s Almanac to read while he goes potty, but he doesn’t read it. He does cross-word puzzles.
And, if she eats biscuits and gravy, she gets diarrhea.
I think I would look good with really long hair.
PMO
©2013
It was time for my haircut again so off I went to a shop where I got buzzed last time. The woman that is the sole operator likes to talk and talk. She is one of those people that just has to say something - anything. I have only known her for about an hour - two haircuts - and I already know more about her than I want to know. One of her dogs died and the other one is now afraid to stay outside alone. She bought her husband a Farmer’s Almanac to read while he goes potty, but he doesn’t read it. He does cross-word puzzles.
And, if she eats biscuits and gravy, she gets diarrhea.
I think I would look good with really long hair.
PMO
©2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Gun Law To Agree With
Finally there is a suggestion for a new gun law that I can agree with. Actually it’s not new, we’ve had a similar law in Texas for years. I’m talking about a mental exam for those questionable people that demonstrate the need for such evaluation. In Texas it takes a lot of doing for any person to get a concealed handgun license if they are taking any medication for a known mental disorder.
Joe Biden, of all people, has proposed such a law. Although such a law would not have prevented the senseless shootings at Sandy Creek, nor will it prevent any future occurrence, it is not a bad idea. Remember, the shooter at the elementary school did not buy his weapons. He stole them from his mother. The problem comes in who will decide who will have to be evaluated.
And Dingy Diane wants a law to exempt government officials from gun laws. That’s thinking ahead.
She knows that no member of Congress could pass a mental exam.
PMO
©2013
Joe Biden, of all people, has proposed such a law. Although such a law would not have prevented the senseless shootings at Sandy Creek, nor will it prevent any future occurrence, it is not a bad idea. Remember, the shooter at the elementary school did not buy his weapons. He stole them from his mother. The problem comes in who will decide who will have to be evaluated.
And Dingy Diane wants a law to exempt government officials from gun laws. That’s thinking ahead.
She knows that no member of Congress could pass a mental exam.
PMO
©2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Caught On The Net
For the most part, the internet is a vast pool of misinformation. You just have to watch where you step. But every now and then one can find some pretty funny stuff. Here are two examples.
First, there is a video about gun free zones. A criminal walks into a convenience store and points a gun at the clerk. The clerk points to a sign - "Gun Free Zone". The would be robber walks away. He then tries to rob an individual walking down the street and again the intended victim points to the dreaded sign. Grandma is asleep when the bad guy breaks into her house and rouses her. She simply turns on the light and points to a "Gun Free Zone" sign posted on the wall. Naturally, bad boy has to leave. If you don’t think that’s hilarious, then I know who you voted for.
Next I saw a poster that simply states: If you don’t like guns and don’t own one, that is your right. If you don’t believe in God, that is your choice. But, if someone breaks into your house, there are two things that you are going to do. First, call someone that has a gun. Next, pray they get there in time.
Winston Churchill said, "Americans will always do the right thing. After they try everything else."
Haven't we tried everything else yet?
PMO
©2013
First, there is a video about gun free zones. A criminal walks into a convenience store and points a gun at the clerk. The clerk points to a sign - "Gun Free Zone". The would be robber walks away. He then tries to rob an individual walking down the street and again the intended victim points to the dreaded sign. Grandma is asleep when the bad guy breaks into her house and rouses her. She simply turns on the light and points to a "Gun Free Zone" sign posted on the wall. Naturally, bad boy has to leave. If you don’t think that’s hilarious, then I know who you voted for.
Next I saw a poster that simply states: If you don’t like guns and don’t own one, that is your right. If you don’t believe in God, that is your choice. But, if someone breaks into your house, there are two things that you are going to do. First, call someone that has a gun. Next, pray they get there in time.
Winston Churchill said, "Americans will always do the right thing. After they try everything else."
Haven't we tried everything else yet?
PMO
©2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
DL Picture
I had to get my drivers license renewed so I drove over to the Drivers’ License "R’ Us place. Texas has some new rules and I could not renew on line like I did last time. Now they take fingerprints and photo.
To my surprise the whole process took only a few minutes and they had to take the fingerprints three times and the photograph twice. The clerk commented that I must have worked my thumb prints off by working so hard. I agreed.
Everything is electronic now and they print you a temporary license with your picture. Now I know that driver’s license pictures are not something you want to order a portrait and some wallet sizes, but this one is horrible. I look like I’ve been on a six month drunk.
The good news is should I ever get drunk, which I won’t, my face will match my picture.
PMO
©2013
To my surprise the whole process took only a few minutes and they had to take the fingerprints three times and the photograph twice. The clerk commented that I must have worked my thumb prints off by working so hard. I agreed.
Everything is electronic now and they print you a temporary license with your picture. Now I know that driver’s license pictures are not something you want to order a portrait and some wallet sizes, but this one is horrible. I look like I’ve been on a six month drunk.
The good news is should I ever get drunk, which I won’t, my face will match my picture.
PMO
©2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Women In Combat
In case you haven’t heard, women will be allowed on the front lines of combat soon. Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the ban on women serving in front-line positions. His official announcement won’t be until tomorrow according to news reports.
The order may also allow women to serve in special operations forces such as the Navy SEALS and the Army’s Delta Force. Won’t that be interesting?
As usual I have an opinion and you may not agree, but you are entitled to be wrong, if you want to. Women and men are different. If that’s news to you, you should go into politics. And it is not just the physical strength, especially the upper body strength. Psychological reasons come into play. Women are by nature, the nurturing gender. Can some get past these obstacles? Yes. But, as with everything else government has to do with, it will surely progress from volunteer to required.
And, there are rules of war. Even the most fierce male enemy combatant will cringe when confronted with 50,000 women.
All of them with PMS.
PMO
©2013
The order may also allow women to serve in special operations forces such as the Navy SEALS and the Army’s Delta Force. Won’t that be interesting?
As usual I have an opinion and you may not agree, but you are entitled to be wrong, if you want to. Women and men are different. If that’s news to you, you should go into politics. And it is not just the physical strength, especially the upper body strength. Psychological reasons come into play. Women are by nature, the nurturing gender. Can some get past these obstacles? Yes. But, as with everything else government has to do with, it will surely progress from volunteer to required.
And, there are rules of war. Even the most fierce male enemy combatant will cringe when confronted with 50,000 women.
All of them with PMS.
PMO
©2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Potty News
According to an Associated Press story posted on Yahoo News, some Chinese workers revolted over a two minute toilet break rule. About 1000 workers at Shanghai Shinmel Electric Company held the managers, ten Japanese nationals and eight Chinese captive on Friday and Saturday.
The workers were upset because of rules limiting bathroom breaks to two minutes and a fine for the first offense of being late to work and dismissal for the second. The managers were freed after police intervened and they agreed to reconsider the rules.
In other news, WND reports China now owns U.S. energy resources. The state-owned Chinese energy giant CNOOC bought a multi-million dollar stake in 600,000 acres of South Texas oil and gas fields in 2009. This is a reversal of the Bush administration policy of not allowing China to have equity interest in U.S. energy production. The Bush administration blocked China on grounds of national security.
Since the initial purchase CNOOC and Sinopec, another Chinese company, now have holdings in Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. And, by Canada’s permission, China now owns Nexen oil and natural gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico in U.S. waters.
Aren’t we still importing over 60% of our oil? Looks likes China is buying up all our resources so we will have to continue to be at the mercy of middle eastern oil.
Looks like those shorter potty breaks may be on the way to the U.S. when the Chinese finally control all the resources.
You may want to practice two minute breaks.
PMO
©2013
The workers were upset because of rules limiting bathroom breaks to two minutes and a fine for the first offense of being late to work and dismissal for the second. The managers were freed after police intervened and they agreed to reconsider the rules.
In other news, WND reports China now owns U.S. energy resources. The state-owned Chinese energy giant CNOOC bought a multi-million dollar stake in 600,000 acres of South Texas oil and gas fields in 2009. This is a reversal of the Bush administration policy of not allowing China to have equity interest in U.S. energy production. The Bush administration blocked China on grounds of national security.
Since the initial purchase CNOOC and Sinopec, another Chinese company, now have holdings in Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. And, by Canada’s permission, China now owns Nexen oil and natural gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico in U.S. waters.
Aren’t we still importing over 60% of our oil? Looks likes China is buying up all our resources so we will have to continue to be at the mercy of middle eastern oil.
Looks like those shorter potty breaks may be on the way to the U.S. when the Chinese finally control all the resources.
You may want to practice two minute breaks.
PMO
©2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Nothing
I am writing about nothing today. Nothing can be a good thing. When you are a grumpy old man and someone asks what are you doing today, you can say, "nothing." Then the obvious response will be, "that’s what you did yesterday." You guess the next part, "I didn’t get finished." Nothing is not like somebody. Somebody always did something so you can blame them. But nothing has no blame. If you don’t do anything, you can’t do it wrong.
I know people that lived their whole lives, so far, doing nothing. Some of them are doing the world a favor by doing nothing, and thinking nothing. Now you have learned nothing. Don’t you feel better?
You didn’t think I was going to write about the inauguration did you?
PMO
©2013
I know people that lived their whole lives, so far, doing nothing. Some of them are doing the world a favor by doing nothing, and thinking nothing. Now you have learned nothing. Don’t you feel better?
You didn’t think I was going to write about the inauguration did you?
PMO
©2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Ask The Experts
If you really want to know the facts about something, it is best to seek out an expert in that field. You don’t want to ask your neighborhood mechanic about how to do a root canal. Sure he has an opinion, but everyone has an opinion.
Why is it that people that are not expert are always on the news giving their opinion as thought it is fact? Here are just a couple of examples.
Danny Glover, the actor and I might add a good one, recently stated, "The Constitution’s Second Amendment was created to bolster slavery and capture land from Native Americans." Glover was speaking to a group of students at Texas A&M University on Thursday. He went on to say in part, "The 2nd Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts and from uprisings by Native Americans." At least he was right about the right to protect themselves, but off a few million miles about what they are protecting from.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, not a well known gun expert, thinks that an assault weapon can shoot down an airplane. Jackson’s misinformed assertion came Friday during an appearance on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom. Perhaps the reverend should comment only about those things in which he is an expert.
I don’t know what that would be.
PMO
©2013
Why is it that people that are not expert are always on the news giving their opinion as thought it is fact? Here are just a couple of examples.
Danny Glover, the actor and I might add a good one, recently stated, "The Constitution’s Second Amendment was created to bolster slavery and capture land from Native Americans." Glover was speaking to a group of students at Texas A&M University on Thursday. He went on to say in part, "The 2nd Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts and from uprisings by Native Americans." At least he was right about the right to protect themselves, but off a few million miles about what they are protecting from.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, not a well known gun expert, thinks that an assault weapon can shoot down an airplane. Jackson’s misinformed assertion came Friday during an appearance on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom. Perhaps the reverend should comment only about those things in which he is an expert.
I don’t know what that would be.
PMO
©2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Wally Mart - Again
A few days ago I mentioned that while shopping at Wally Mart, I had to ask for the location of bags of candy. I was told it was across the store by the bicycles. This caused me to wonder, but I think I have the answer as to why it is there. Say you have a parent that enters the store on that end of the building. Say the parent has a bunch of kids with them. Kids go with bicycles. So, when the kids want a new bike, the parent simply says no and gets them a bag of candy. I know that’s what I would do.
The most interesting things happen at the store I go to. They have just been allowed to sell beer. They use the pilot method of marketing. They pile it here and pile it there. You can’t walk down the aisles for the beer. I don’t think there is any by the bicycles, but that’s because there is no room. The candy is there.
On my last excursion, I got a cashier that sang all the time she was scanning my purchases. She never acknowledged me until she totaled the bill. She did not sing any songs I knew.
Guess I should have asked if she took request.
PMO
©2013
The most interesting things happen at the store I go to. They have just been allowed to sell beer. They use the pilot method of marketing. They pile it here and pile it there. You can’t walk down the aisles for the beer. I don’t think there is any by the bicycles, but that’s because there is no room. The candy is there.
On my last excursion, I got a cashier that sang all the time she was scanning my purchases. She never acknowledged me until she totaled the bill. She did not sing any songs I knew.
Guess I should have asked if she took request.
PMO
©2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
What's Happening Here
Way back a long time ago, a group called Buffalo Springfield sang a song with these lyrics, "What is happening here? What it is ain’t exactly clear." As usual I have another question, do you know what is happening in the schools across America?
A teacher in Phillipsburg, New Jersey has been fired after he shared a Bible verse with a student - and upon request gave the child a Bible - Fox News. The teacher is a member of Gideons International. One of the Gideons in the local camp is from the Soviet Union. He said, "In most countries overseas we are allowed to go into public schools and give Bibles to students. But, since this is America - you can’t do it here."
WIVB channel 4 in New York, reports that a high school with a gay and lesbian group also has a Bible study group. A Cheektowaga high school science teacher has been ordered to remove all religious items from her classroom and not participate in the Bible study meetings or activities. The gay and lesbian groups are allowed to participate in club activities during the school day.
The teacher has filed a law suit against the school.
Under the banner of "diversity" some Wisconsin high school students are being taught that whiles are the bad guys and everyone else is a victim. Fox News reports the "American Diversity" class at Delavan-Darien High School is under fire for a curriculum focused on "white guilt."
What is happening here? About forty years ago, Nikita Kruschev said, "We will destroy you from within."
The song continues with, "Everybody look what’s going down."
PMO
©2013
A teacher in Phillipsburg, New Jersey has been fired after he shared a Bible verse with a student - and upon request gave the child a Bible - Fox News. The teacher is a member of Gideons International. One of the Gideons in the local camp is from the Soviet Union. He said, "In most countries overseas we are allowed to go into public schools and give Bibles to students. But, since this is America - you can’t do it here."
WIVB channel 4 in New York, reports that a high school with a gay and lesbian group also has a Bible study group. A Cheektowaga high school science teacher has been ordered to remove all religious items from her classroom and not participate in the Bible study meetings or activities. The gay and lesbian groups are allowed to participate in club activities during the school day.
The teacher has filed a law suit against the school.
Under the banner of "diversity" some Wisconsin high school students are being taught that whiles are the bad guys and everyone else is a victim. Fox News reports the "American Diversity" class at Delavan-Darien High School is under fire for a curriculum focused on "white guilt."
What is happening here? About forty years ago, Nikita Kruschev said, "We will destroy you from within."
The song continues with, "Everybody look what’s going down."
PMO
©2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Medical Caution
I know I am a little bit weird because I find strange bits of information to be entertaining. Quite sometime ago I commented about medicines and how they may kill you. It’s true. If you read the warning labels you wouldn’t want to take an aspirin. Serious note: always tell your doctor about every pill you take, prescription and over the counter. There may be a serious conflict with what the doc orders for you.
Today’s caution deals with hemorrhoids. If you take high blood pressure or depression medications you should check with your doctor or pharmacist before you use over the counter treatment for said condition. What if the hemorrhoids are what’s causing your blood pressure to go up or making you depressed? Better check with your doc and your shrink to work that one out.
Remember, I don’t charge for this service.
PMO
©2013
Today’s caution deals with hemorrhoids. If you take high blood pressure or depression medications you should check with your doctor or pharmacist before you use over the counter treatment for said condition. What if the hemorrhoids are what’s causing your blood pressure to go up or making you depressed? Better check with your doc and your shrink to work that one out.
Remember, I don’t charge for this service.
PMO
©2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
She/He Wants To Stay
The DailyCaller reports that an undergraduate student at a small women’s college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina wants to remain living on campus after she has surgery and is transformed into a man. Salem College is the oldest women’s college in the country and they want to stay that way. While they do allow men over 23 years old to attend teacher education graduate programs, they are not allowed to live or be a part of the traditional undergraduate campus.
Salem College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1772 by Moravians and is still associated with the religious institution. Therefore some laws and regulations may not apply to the issue. The board of directors has stated they will not be a co-ed school.
First, I can see why she would want to stay when she becomes he. There are 800 undergraduate women there. Next, it does make me wonder why there is not a national media outlet there to demand that church rights don’t exist. If the Catholic church can be told they have to pay for abortions, then why can’t Salem College be forced to allow the student to stay. Sounds like a real pickle for the school.
Well, not a real pickle.
PMO
©2013
Salem College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1772 by Moravians and is still associated with the religious institution. Therefore some laws and regulations may not apply to the issue. The board of directors has stated they will not be a co-ed school.
First, I can see why she would want to stay when she becomes he. There are 800 undergraduate women there. Next, it does make me wonder why there is not a national media outlet there to demand that church rights don’t exist. If the Catholic church can be told they have to pay for abortions, then why can’t Salem College be forced to allow the student to stay. Sounds like a real pickle for the school.
Well, not a real pickle.
PMO
©2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Gun Owner Burglarized
Fox News reports that the home of a gun owner in White Plains, New York was burglarized after a New York newspaper published the names and addresses of gun owner. State senator Greg Ball said it appears the burglars may have used the newspaper’s map to target the residence.
Ball went on to say that the Journal News had put law abiding citizens in danger. "The Journal News has placed the lives of these folks at risk by creating a virtual shopping list for criminals and nut jobs," said Ball. He is introducing legislation to protect the names of New Yorkers who have obtained gun permits. And, he went on to say that the newspaper, whose parent company owns USA Today, is coddling terrorist.
The elderly resident was not at home at the time of the burglary fortunately. I wonder what would have happened if he had been?
It is interesting that the paper has hired armed guards for the entrance to their building because of all the negative feedback they have received. I don’t know if the guard’s names are on the published list. And, I wonder if they ever thought about what the criminals are going to do with the guns they steal? Maybe shoot someone at the paper?
I have quoted Ron White many times before.
"You can’t fix stupid."
PMO
©2013
Ball went on to say that the Journal News had put law abiding citizens in danger. "The Journal News has placed the lives of these folks at risk by creating a virtual shopping list for criminals and nut jobs," said Ball. He is introducing legislation to protect the names of New Yorkers who have obtained gun permits. And, he went on to say that the newspaper, whose parent company owns USA Today, is coddling terrorist.
The elderly resident was not at home at the time of the burglary fortunately. I wonder what would have happened if he had been?
It is interesting that the paper has hired armed guards for the entrance to their building because of all the negative feedback they have received. I don’t know if the guard’s names are on the published list. And, I wonder if they ever thought about what the criminals are going to do with the guns they steal? Maybe shoot someone at the paper?
I have quoted Ron White many times before.
"You can’t fix stupid."
PMO
©2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
No Trillion Dollar Coin
In case you may have missed it, there was talk about the Treasury Department minting a trillion dollar coin to avoid raising the debt limit. Basically, if the Treasury minted the coin and deposited it in the Federal Reserve, it would count as assets and relieve the debt ceiling. It’s like saying you must have money in the bank because you have checks left.
Well, the Treasury has decided not to mint the coin and the Federal Reserve agrees. Shucky darn. Another plan dashed against the rocks.
The plan was to mint and deposit the coin until congress adjusted the debt ceiling, then the coin would be destroyed. Right? Surely there was another plan on how to get that coin into circulation. Who knows, it might have ended up in my hands.
Imagine me waiting at the register for my change in Wally Mart.
PMO
©2013
Well, the Treasury has decided not to mint the coin and the Federal Reserve agrees. Shucky darn. Another plan dashed against the rocks.
The plan was to mint and deposit the coin until congress adjusted the debt ceiling, then the coin would be destroyed. Right? Surely there was another plan on how to get that coin into circulation. Who knows, it might have ended up in my hands.
Imagine me waiting at the register for my change in Wally Mart.
PMO
©2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Leaves
Since we have moved to the land of tall trees and leaves, the leaves have become quite a problem. It does little good to rake them up or even mulch them with a mower. They just come back the next day. I have two neighbors that have the world champion trees with the most leaves. They compete to see how many leaves can fall in my yard.
We have only one tree, but it does its job of dropping leaves. This tree is located in the front yard and all of the leaves, or at least most of them, band together on the front porch. Every morning when I open the door, there a mound of leaves.
We are the only house on the block with a leaf blower in our entrance hall closet.
PMO
©2013
We have only one tree, but it does its job of dropping leaves. This tree is located in the front yard and all of the leaves, or at least most of them, band together on the front porch. Every morning when I open the door, there a mound of leaves.
We are the only house on the block with a leaf blower in our entrance hall closet.
PMO
©2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Every 94 Seconds
Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s annual report for 2011-2012 shows its affiliated clinics performed 333,964 abortions in fiscal 2011, up by 4,519 from 2010. The 2011 rate calculates to one abortion every 94 seconds. Furthermore, they report receiving over a half billion dollars in "government health services grants and reimbursements."
"We are so proud of the year’s many successes, and deeply grateful for all the partners, sponsors, volunteers, staff and friends who helped make them possible," states the report’s introductory letter, signed by PPFA president Cecile Richards and Cecelia Boone, chairwoman of the organization. 4,519 more abotions is certainly making progress.
During the first 26 years of legalized abortion in the country, there were 40,000,000 performed. That’s a little over 1.5 million per year. Want to talk about the value of human life in this country?
Not much.
PMO
©2013
"We are so proud of the year’s many successes, and deeply grateful for all the partners, sponsors, volunteers, staff and friends who helped make them possible," states the report’s introductory letter, signed by PPFA president Cecile Richards and Cecelia Boone, chairwoman of the organization. 4,519 more abotions is certainly making progress.
During the first 26 years of legalized abortion in the country, there were 40,000,000 performed. That’s a little over 1.5 million per year. Want to talk about the value of human life in this country?
Not much.
PMO
©2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Meanwhile At The Bank
Have you heard the news that banks are going to get new rules and regulations on mortgage loans? It all comes from the housing bubble that went pop. For those that don’t know, that means when all the people that could not afford to make house payments bought houses, quit paying and the market went into the toilet.
Now, the same government that forced the loans for those that couldn’t pay is now going to make banks take steps to ensure that they don’t loan money to them that can pay it back. What a novel idea. Isn’t this what banks used to do?
Under the new rules, a person or person cannot borrow more than 43% of their gross income to buy a house. That’s almost half. When they pay income tax, social security tax and in some states, state tax, there’s not going to be a lot left for groceries.
Apparently it is true that Americans are financially illiterate. Therefore the new rules will have to spell out in words that a child can understand, exactly what contract terms mean. I wonder if that means that you can sign your mortgage in crayon?
Pick the one with the sharpest point.
PMO
©2013
Now, the same government that forced the loans for those that couldn’t pay is now going to make banks take steps to ensure that they don’t loan money to them that can pay it back. What a novel idea. Isn’t this what banks used to do?
Under the new rules, a person or person cannot borrow more than 43% of their gross income to buy a house. That’s almost half. When they pay income tax, social security tax and in some states, state tax, there’s not going to be a lot left for groceries.
Apparently it is true that Americans are financially illiterate. Therefore the new rules will have to spell out in words that a child can understand, exactly what contract terms mean. I wonder if that means that you can sign your mortgage in crayon?
Pick the one with the sharpest point.
PMO
©2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
More Perky
It just makes sense to say, "I wish you a happy day" or "I hope your day gets even better." Why do perky people insist on insisting that you have a nice day?
I recently had to go to a "doc in the box" clinic with a genuine case of the crawling crud. It was a cold rainy day and I was trying to get inside before I died on the parking lot. A man came down the sidewalk and said, "top of the morning to you and you have a great day." Did he think I was at an emergency medical facility to attend a party? Really. I was coughing and sneezing and had on a heavy coat to try to stay warm.
I had a tooth extracted. They actually covered my eyes so I couldn't see. It felt like the surgeon had both his feet in my mouth so he could get leverage with his hammer and chisel. He hammered and tugged for about half an hour. Finally, with my jaw puffed up and my whole mouth numb, I got back to the reception area. One of the reception ladies in a high pitched voice chirped, "have a nice day." I ask you, what are my chances of having a nice day? Made me want to spit. You can’t spit with a numb mouth.
I tried.
PMO
©2013
I recently had to go to a "doc in the box" clinic with a genuine case of the crawling crud. It was a cold rainy day and I was trying to get inside before I died on the parking lot. A man came down the sidewalk and said, "top of the morning to you and you have a great day." Did he think I was at an emergency medical facility to attend a party? Really. I was coughing and sneezing and had on a heavy coat to try to stay warm.
I had a tooth extracted. They actually covered my eyes so I couldn't see. It felt like the surgeon had both his feet in my mouth so he could get leverage with his hammer and chisel. He hammered and tugged for about half an hour. Finally, with my jaw puffed up and my whole mouth numb, I got back to the reception area. One of the reception ladies in a high pitched voice chirped, "have a nice day." I ask you, what are my chances of having a nice day? Made me want to spit. You can’t spit with a numb mouth.
I tried.
PMO
©2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Perky People
We have already established that grumpy old men do not like to be annoyed. And, perky people annoy us. You know the kind I mean. The ones that run around wishing everybody and anybody a good day. Or, commenting about how nice a day it is. Especially annoying are those that come up to people they don’t know and begin to tell them how great they look, and how nice a day it is, and to have a great day.
You may be asking, what’s wrong with wishing someone a good day?
How do you know I don’t have other plans?
PMO
©2013
You may be asking, what’s wrong with wishing someone a good day?
How do you know I don’t have other plans?
PMO
©2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Enough
Okay, I am tired of hearing about gun control. Exactly why are millions that don’t shoot anybody supposed to give up their sport or defense for themselves and family because of a handful of crazies? Using the same logic, we would have banned cars years ago - which is not a bad idea.
So, here’s the plan. All those that want to ban guns, hate guns, don’t have any guns, don’t want any guns anywhere, line up on one side of the White House. All those that have guns, favor guns and are going to keep their guns, line up on the other side with their guns. Now, shoot it out.
That’ll settle it once and for all.
PMO
©2013
So, here’s the plan. All those that want to ban guns, hate guns, don’t have any guns, don’t want any guns anywhere, line up on one side of the White House. All those that have guns, favor guns and are going to keep their guns, line up on the other side with their guns. Now, shoot it out.
That’ll settle it once and for all.
PMO
©2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
For And Against
There are literally hundreds of anti-gun groups in this country. Some are activist and some are supporters of those. The NRA-ILA has compiled a list of those that support gun control and if you are so inclined, you’ll find them here at the link below. Notice, there are some famous names on the list.
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/fact-sheets/2004/anti-gun-lobbying-organizations.aspx?s=anti+gun+supporters&st=&ps=
Since the list apparently came out in 2004, I do want to add that Paul Newman is no longer an active member.
Well in all fairness I should offer a list of those that support the 2nd Amendment, but I didn’t find a comprehensive list.
I’ve decided to form my own organization. It’s called, Bunch of Bubba’s or BOB’s for short. With a New York newspaper printing the names and addresses of gun owners, we don’t use our last names. Members include, Bill Bob, Joe Bob, Larry Bob, Linda Bob, and a host of others including me.
Grumpy Bob.
PMO
©2013
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/fact-sheets/2004/anti-gun-lobbying-organizations.aspx?s=anti+gun+supporters&st=&ps=
Since the list apparently came out in 2004, I do want to add that Paul Newman is no longer an active member.
Well in all fairness I should offer a list of those that support the 2nd Amendment, but I didn’t find a comprehensive list.
I’ve decided to form my own organization. It’s called, Bunch of Bubba’s or BOB’s for short. With a New York newspaper printing the names and addresses of gun owners, we don’t use our last names. Members include, Bill Bob, Joe Bob, Larry Bob, Linda Bob, and a host of others including me.
Grumpy Bob.
PMO
©2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Would You Believe
After all the things that have gone wrong since moving to be closer to our daughter and her family, it happened today. Now, I know why we are here.
I’ve mentioned our special needs granddaughter before. She’s my buddy. She does what she wants to and I help her. But, I haven’t said much about our youngest granddaughter. Yes, it is true that she used to be thirteen going on thirty and is now almost sixteen going on three. For the most part, teenagers should be locked in a closet until they are sixty. But, every now and then they surprise you.
I was home alone when the door bell rang and there is ace number two kid. She was out riding her bike - she usually drives the golf cart - and made a pit stop. She went into her room. She has her own room with TV, Blu-Ray, and all that stuff. Then she made it into the kitchen and got a glass of water. Next she came into the office were I am at the computer and started talking about important stuff - like turning sixteen, getting a driver’s license, and the current market price for baby sitting. She played on her grandmother’s computer and then hit the candy basket.
After about an hour, she said she would be back to stay over night, jumped on her bike and went home. I ask you, "What just happened?" My nearly sixteen year granddaughter came and "hung out" with me.
It doesn’t get any better than that.
PMO
©2013
I’ve mentioned our special needs granddaughter before. She’s my buddy. She does what she wants to and I help her. But, I haven’t said much about our youngest granddaughter. Yes, it is true that she used to be thirteen going on thirty and is now almost sixteen going on three. For the most part, teenagers should be locked in a closet until they are sixty. But, every now and then they surprise you.
I was home alone when the door bell rang and there is ace number two kid. She was out riding her bike - she usually drives the golf cart - and made a pit stop. She went into her room. She has her own room with TV, Blu-Ray, and all that stuff. Then she made it into the kitchen and got a glass of water. Next she came into the office were I am at the computer and started talking about important stuff - like turning sixteen, getting a driver’s license, and the current market price for baby sitting. She played on her grandmother’s computer and then hit the candy basket.
After about an hour, she said she would be back to stay over night, jumped on her bike and went home. I ask you, "What just happened?" My nearly sixteen year granddaughter came and "hung out" with me.
It doesn’t get any better than that.
PMO
©2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Vacation
The Prez and entourage are taking vacations again. And, depending upon whom you believe, this time the expense is $4 to $7 million. I knew Hawaii was expensive, but wow! When they have roasted pig, it must be a whole herd. Mai Tai cost must have gone up or they got a bunch of them. Maybe that could explain some of the decisions made in DC these days.
Obviously this grumpy old man does not understand how any vacation could cost even $4 million. I won’t spend that much in several lifetimes. Why can’t these people live like the rest of us?
First, you don’t have to go to Hawaii. Florida has sun, beaches and fancy hotels. So far as a roasted pig, I know a couple of good old boys that would cook up a herd of feral pigs for nothing. And, if one should want to imbibe, how about a long neck with a straw. You can get one of those koozies with a flowery picture for less than a buck. Travel cost don’t have to be a fortune. A crew cab pickup will haul five or six comfortably and you can put all your stuff in the back.
Why not stay at Motel 6? They say you get a clean comfortable room for the lowest possible price. They’ll keep a light on for you too.
Prez, you could do what the rest of us do. Take a vacation and stay home.
Paint the house.
PMO
©2013
Obviously this grumpy old man does not understand how any vacation could cost even $4 million. I won’t spend that much in several lifetimes. Why can’t these people live like the rest of us?
First, you don’t have to go to Hawaii. Florida has sun, beaches and fancy hotels. So far as a roasted pig, I know a couple of good old boys that would cook up a herd of feral pigs for nothing. And, if one should want to imbibe, how about a long neck with a straw. You can get one of those koozies with a flowery picture for less than a buck. Travel cost don’t have to be a fortune. A crew cab pickup will haul five or six comfortably and you can put all your stuff in the back.
Why not stay at Motel 6? They say you get a clean comfortable room for the lowest possible price. They’ll keep a light on for you too.
Prez, you could do what the rest of us do. Take a vacation and stay home.
Paint the house.
PMO
©2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Cave Man
Here’s another of my serious questions. Exactly why did we stop living in caves? Caves have a lot of advantages. First and foremost, you don’t have to sweep the floor and you dang sure don’t have to clean the rugs.
You guessed it. My financial controller decided we had some area rugs that needed to be cleaned and she could do it herself. Translated that means, I can do it. Since the areas are small and just needed a touch up, she rented a machine. Said machine weighs about as much as the house. And, it was designed for short people.
If you have ever used one of the machines, you can understand my frustrations. If you have never used one, don’t. Just take the rug outside and set fire to it. I wanted to hang the rugs in question over the fence and hit them with a power washer. That idea did not get positive feedback.
As a rule, I do not endorse any products, but I have discovered one that is worth mentioning. It is called Krud Kutter - available at your big box building supply. This stuff works. There were a couple of spots on the rugs that wouldn’t budge, but they did with a few shots of KK. It has been my experience that this stuff will clean anything. Caution, do not brush your teeth with it, unless you can take your teeth out and hose them off.
Back to the cave. We as a species need to rethink living in houses. Another advantage of a cave is that you can barbeque in the living room. And, you don’t have to read a bunch of labels on stuff to clean rugs.
Ugh - that’s a cave man response for what ever you just said.
PMO
©2013
You guessed it. My financial controller decided we had some area rugs that needed to be cleaned and she could do it herself. Translated that means, I can do it. Since the areas are small and just needed a touch up, she rented a machine. Said machine weighs about as much as the house. And, it was designed for short people.
If you have ever used one of the machines, you can understand my frustrations. If you have never used one, don’t. Just take the rug outside and set fire to it. I wanted to hang the rugs in question over the fence and hit them with a power washer. That idea did not get positive feedback.
As a rule, I do not endorse any products, but I have discovered one that is worth mentioning. It is called Krud Kutter - available at your big box building supply. This stuff works. There were a couple of spots on the rugs that wouldn’t budge, but they did with a few shots of KK. It has been my experience that this stuff will clean anything. Caution, do not brush your teeth with it, unless you can take your teeth out and hose them off.
Back to the cave. We as a species need to rethink living in houses. Another advantage of a cave is that you can barbeque in the living room. And, you don’t have to read a bunch of labels on stuff to clean rugs.
Ugh - that’s a cave man response for what ever you just said.
PMO
©2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
How's The Move
I’ve had a lot of people ask me, "How is living in East Texas." Well, here’s how it is - you’ll be sorry you asked.
On the first day, I came down with plantar faciitis, a foot problem that shoots pain through the heel. It’s like trying to walk on a white hot ice pick. It makes moving a lot less fun.
The movers trashed some of our stuff and didn’t want to pay for the damages. The sneaky little devils even tried to hide some of the damage with a black marker pen. They destroyed the dog house and never mentioned it - just put it out of the way in the back yard. Our grand dogs are some upset. Their little faces are so sad. They look at me as if to say, "did you do that?"
Then there’s been the internet experience. After spending literally hours on the phone and having technicians out to the house, we now have gone as long as two days without losing the service. As for connection speed, dial up is faster. I think the phone company still uses crank phones.
And, of course, there has been the broken tooth episode. The end result was an extraction with instructions not to do anything for six weeks - like eat, drink, breath, etc. Especially troubling is that I can’t blow my nose, because there is a connection between where the tooth was and the sinus.
Yes, I did have a flu shot, but I have the flu. Just imagine all that stuff in your sinus and you can’t blow your nose. I’ve had enough antibiotics that if you get in the same room with me, you will be healed of whatever you have. The only thing the antibiotics have killed is the good bacteria in my digestive system. And, I tried those plastic strips that go on your nose to help you breathe. The first two times, they worked. The third one took all the skin off my nose. With the size of my nose, that is a major injury.
I stay constantly hungry and have lost six pounds. My skinny self can’t stand to lose six ounces. Now, I can’t go outside on windy days unless I carry a boat anchor.
Got up one day this week and the left lens on my glasses fell out. Duct tape works on everything - right?
I went to a barber, because I really need a haircut. He used a bowl and some clippers. Now I look like an old kung fu movie actor. With only one lens in my glasses, I can only see one side and that’s a good thing because everyone tells me the other side looks worse than the side I can see.
The cost of laundry service is sixty percent higher than from where we moved. And, they really don’t use starch even when you beg them to.
My weekly shopping trip that used to be about eight miles round trip is now forty miles. And, food prices are higher with fewer selections.
All of this and we have been here about five weeks. I asked a friend who lives nearby if things get better. He said he couldn’t answer that because he had been here only thirty years.
Then there was today. On my shopping trip to the super center, I could not find candy in the food section. After going up and down every aisle, I finally found someone to ask. He told me that candy is located way across the store by the bicycles. (remember the plantar faciitis)
My financial controller wonders why I am so grumpy.
PMO
©2013
On the first day, I came down with plantar faciitis, a foot problem that shoots pain through the heel. It’s like trying to walk on a white hot ice pick. It makes moving a lot less fun.
The movers trashed some of our stuff and didn’t want to pay for the damages. The sneaky little devils even tried to hide some of the damage with a black marker pen. They destroyed the dog house and never mentioned it - just put it out of the way in the back yard. Our grand dogs are some upset. Their little faces are so sad. They look at me as if to say, "did you do that?"
Then there’s been the internet experience. After spending literally hours on the phone and having technicians out to the house, we now have gone as long as two days without losing the service. As for connection speed, dial up is faster. I think the phone company still uses crank phones.
And, of course, there has been the broken tooth episode. The end result was an extraction with instructions not to do anything for six weeks - like eat, drink, breath, etc. Especially troubling is that I can’t blow my nose, because there is a connection between where the tooth was and the sinus.
Yes, I did have a flu shot, but I have the flu. Just imagine all that stuff in your sinus and you can’t blow your nose. I’ve had enough antibiotics that if you get in the same room with me, you will be healed of whatever you have. The only thing the antibiotics have killed is the good bacteria in my digestive system. And, I tried those plastic strips that go on your nose to help you breathe. The first two times, they worked. The third one took all the skin off my nose. With the size of my nose, that is a major injury.
I stay constantly hungry and have lost six pounds. My skinny self can’t stand to lose six ounces. Now, I can’t go outside on windy days unless I carry a boat anchor.
Got up one day this week and the left lens on my glasses fell out. Duct tape works on everything - right?
I went to a barber, because I really need a haircut. He used a bowl and some clippers. Now I look like an old kung fu movie actor. With only one lens in my glasses, I can only see one side and that’s a good thing because everyone tells me the other side looks worse than the side I can see.
The cost of laundry service is sixty percent higher than from where we moved. And, they really don’t use starch even when you beg them to.
My weekly shopping trip that used to be about eight miles round trip is now forty miles. And, food prices are higher with fewer selections.
All of this and we have been here about five weeks. I asked a friend who lives nearby if things get better. He said he couldn’t answer that because he had been here only thirty years.
Then there was today. On my shopping trip to the super center, I could not find candy in the food section. After going up and down every aisle, I finally found someone to ask. He told me that candy is located way across the store by the bicycles. (remember the plantar faciitis)
My financial controller wonders why I am so grumpy.
PMO
©2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Won't Live To See It
All my life, so far, I’ve heard people comment, "(whatever) is going to happen, but I won’t live to see it." Here’s a dose of reality. Some of you will live to see the end result of a nation gone wild on spending more than we have. The "big show" this week about the fiscal cliff was nothing more than just another political move to further somebody in power to a higher level of authority. Perhaps you didn’t catch the fact that for every dollar cut, there is a $41 increase in taxes.
Is America so financially ignorant that the masses believe that taxing the rich more is going to solve all our problems? I regret to answer the question with the affirmative. And, it is not just the rich that will suffer. Small business is going to take a big time hit. Guess what happens when those owners get taxed? They pass the tax on to consumers or they go out of business. When small business fails, America fails.
It has been declared many times before, "You can’t tax yourself into prosperity." What is the solution? Well, it’s not to sit quietly and think there is nothing you can do. If every working person were to take five minutes to write, call, or email Washington and tell them we refuse to fall, there would be a change. Sooner or later, this will happen.
But, I won’t live to see it.
PMO
©2013
Is America so financially ignorant that the masses believe that taxing the rich more is going to solve all our problems? I regret to answer the question with the affirmative. And, it is not just the rich that will suffer. Small business is going to take a big time hit. Guess what happens when those owners get taxed? They pass the tax on to consumers or they go out of business. When small business fails, America fails.
It has been declared many times before, "You can’t tax yourself into prosperity." What is the solution? Well, it’s not to sit quietly and think there is nothing you can do. If every working person were to take five minutes to write, call, or email Washington and tell them we refuse to fall, there would be a change. Sooner or later, this will happen.
But, I won’t live to see it.
PMO
©2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
E15
Don’t fill your gas tank with fuel labeled ‘E15' unless you have a 2012 or newer model. That leaves me out. According to Fox News, this blend of fuel is so corrosive that many auto manufactures have plans not to honor any warranty on the fuel system if this gas is used.
While the E15 grade is just now getting into the market, it may be at your favorite gas station soon. And, as an enticement, it will cost a few pennies less per gallon. But, remember when you lose the fuel system in your vehicle, it will cost a lot to repair. Another bit of information is that using the fuel will cause your buggy to get less gas mileage. Do the math. You pay a couple of pennies less, but, destroy the fuel system in your vehicle and get worse mileage.
Only the government thinks that’s a good deal.
PMO
©2012
While the E15 grade is just now getting into the market, it may be at your favorite gas station soon. And, as an enticement, it will cost a few pennies less per gallon. But, remember when you lose the fuel system in your vehicle, it will cost a lot to repair. Another bit of information is that using the fuel will cause your buggy to get less gas mileage. Do the math. You pay a couple of pennies less, but, destroy the fuel system in your vehicle and get worse mileage.
Only the government thinks that’s a good deal.
PMO
©2012
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